UOC reports provocation over missing icons from seized church in Kremenchuk

Dormition Cathedral. Photo: Kremenchuk Eparchy

On December 31, 2024, representatives of the OCU accused the religious community of the Dormition Cathedral in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, of the disappearance of icons. Following the allegations, police initiated investigative actions.

The Kremenchuk Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) called these accusations a provocation. According to the diocese, the UOC community has had no access to the cathedral since October 2024, when the shrine was closed and sealed by law enforcement after an attempted takeover.

"The cathedral has remained closed and sealed since October, except for December 27, 2024, when OCU supporters conducted an inventory of church property. At all other times, the cathedral doors were locked with multiple locks and sealed. UOC believers had no access to the shrine," stated the diocese's press service.

The police investigation into the incident is ongoing.

As the UOJ previously reported, the OCU canceled its "service" in the seized UOC cathedral in Kremenchuk.

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